New Hampshire Folk Dance          Home Page

This page presents a list of New Hampshire folk dance groups which hold weekly, biweekly, monthly or irregularly scheduled folk dances featuring ballroom dance, Balkan folk dance, Cajun dance, clog dance, contra dance, English country dance, international folk dance, Irish dance, Israeli dance, Morris dance, ritual dance, Scottish country dance, swing dance, tap dance, traditional square dance, vintage dance, western square dance, Zydeco dance and all other forms of traditional and ethnic dance. You'll also find links to web sites providing information about folk dancing in all or part of the state.

This page covers the following topics:

New Hampshire Classes And Sessions     Top Of Page

You can learn about classes and sessions in any of the following localities by clicking on the locality's name:

You can learn about classes and sessions in any of the following regions by clicking on the region's name:

Central East

Tamworth     Top Of Page

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Tamworth Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Stan Coville

HC 64, Box 229

Wonalancet, NH 03897

(603) 323-8023, nancy.coville@rscs.net

Tamworth Outing Club, PO Box 311, Tamworth, NH 03886       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (Irr) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Tamworth Town House, Tamworth

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Central

Holderness     Top Of Page

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White Mountain Folk Association     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Byron Ricker
White Mountain Folk Association

RR 3, Box 104

Plymouth, NH 03264-9118

(603) 536-3887, byronricker@fcgnetworks.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (3) · 7:30-11:00 · CONTRA
Hoderness Town Hall, Rt 175 & Rt 3, Holderness     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (3) - Jan 16, 2001, (2) - Mar 23, 2002

Central West

Enfield     Top Of Page

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Enfield Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Michael O'Connor, (603) 632-4346, wdmoore@valley.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (3) · 7:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Enfield Shaker Museum, Rt 4A, Enfield (May-Sep)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None

Hanover     Top Of Page

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Hanover Folk Dancers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Louise Brill

2389 White Hill Road

East Ryegate, VT 05042

(802) 633-3226, dance@together.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED · ?-? · INT'L
Kendall Retirement Community, Hanover

SPECIAL EVENTS

None

Wentworth     Top Of Page

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Baker Valley Cloggers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Roger & June Winsor

64 Lower Doetown Road

Rumney, NH 03266

(603) 786-9513       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SUN · 1:30-3:30 · CLOG
Wentworth Town Hall, Main St, Wentworth (Oct-Jun)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - May 27, 2001

Wentworth Square Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

(603) 764-9993, pkoelb@earthlink.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (1) · 8:00-11:00 · SQUARE
Town Hall, Rt 25 & East Side Road, Wentworth (Sep-Jun)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None

Southeast

Dover     Top Of Page

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Dover City Hall Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Peter Yarensky

213 Hall Road

Barrington, NH 03825

(603) 664-2513, peter.yarensky@unh.edu

Timm Triplett & Chrissy Fowler, 259 Wadleigh Falls Road, Newmarket, NH 03857, (603) 659-7038, tat@cisunix.unh.edu       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

THU (1) · 8:00-10:40 · CONTRA, SQUARE
Dover City Hall, 278 Central Ave, Dover     MAP VIEW

SAT (4) · 8:30-11:30 · CONTRA
Dover City Hall, 278 Central Ave, Dover     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Ferb 3, 2001

Gilmanton Corners     Top Of Page

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Gilmanton Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Lisa Hasler
19 Buzzell Road

Gilmanton, NH 03237

(603) 267-7227       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (2) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Academy Bldg, Rt 107 & Rt 140, Gilmanton Corners (Sep-Jun)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Kingston     Top Of Page

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Kingston Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Claire Mattin
19 Shaw's Hill Road
Kensington, NH 03833

(603) 772-3558, clairmattin@mediaone.net

Sarah Dawson, 19 Jenkins Lane, Lee, NH  03824, (603) 659-5612, sdawson@nh.ultranet.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (3) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Town Hall, Kingston (Sep-Jun)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Nashua     Top Of Page

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New Hampshire Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Gerry Ouellette

4 Candy Lane

Bedford, NH 03110-5116

(603) 471-0636, getinstep@att.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (3) · 6:45-11:30 · BALLROOM
Parish of the Resurrection, 449 Broad St, Nashua (Sep-May)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Mar 30, 2002

Nashua Scottish Country Dancers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Loren Wright

6 Addison Dr

Nashua, NH 03062

(603) 891-2331, lorenw@rwp.mv.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED (2/3) · 7:00-9:00 · SCOTTISH COUNTRY
Chandler Library, 257 Main St, Nashua     MAP VIEW

THURS (1/4) · 7:00-9:00 · SCOTTISH COUNTRY
Chandler Library, 257 Main St, Nashua     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Portsmouth     Top Of Page

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English Country Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Marianne Taylor

P.O. Box 94

Deerfield, NH 03037

(603) 463-7771, taylorgorman@juno.com

David Bateman, 723 Fox Hollow Drive, Hudson, NH 03051, (603) 886-5071, dbateman@net1plus.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SUN (3) · 7:00-9:30 · ENGLISH COUNTRY
Portsmouth Ballroom, Vaughn Mall & Fleet St, Portsmouth

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Feb 3, 2001

Portsmouth International Folk Dancers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Roy Planalp

202 Cabot St

Portsmouth, NH 03801

(603) 436-4197, roy.planalp@unh.edu       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED · 7:00-8:30 · INT'L
JFK Adult Center, 175 Parrott St, Portsmouth     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Temple Israel Folk Dancers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Fran Berman

12 Locust Ave

Exeter, NH 03833

(603) 772-3995, locust4@mediaone.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SUN (1/3) · 7:00-8:30 · ISRAELI
Temple Israel, 200 State St, Portsmouth (Set-Apr)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (1) - Oct 11, 2000; (2) - May 6, 2001

Windham     Top Of Page

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Windham Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Neil Harvey

PO Box 302

Windham, NH 03087

(603) 890-8907, (978) 265-8747, yankee@grolen.com

Frank Woodward, 107 Greenfield Road, New Boston, NH 03070-4511, (603) 487-2480       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (1) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Windham Town Hall, Rt 111, Windham

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Mar 25, 20012

Wolfeboro     Top Of Page

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Caravan Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Tom Chiappisi

PO Box 36

Tuftonboro, NH 03816

(603) 539-3733, tomc1@worldpath.net

Dan Mitchell, Ledge Hill Rd, Tuftonboro, NH 03816, believer@worldpath.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (1) · 7:00-9:30 · CONTRA, CIRCLE, SQUARE
Carpenter Elementary School, 102 South Main St, Wolfeboro     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (1) - Jan 6, 2001; (2) - May 12, 2001

South Central

Canterbury     Top Of Page

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Canterbury Morris     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Beth Blair

PO Box 239

Canterbury, NH 03224

(603) 783-4333, bethlblair@aol.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE · 7:00-8:30 · MORRIS
Parish House, Canterbury (Apr-Jul)

SPECIAL EVENTS

Nonee   (2) - Feb 3, 2001

Wind in the Timothy     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dudley Laufman

PO Box 61

Canterbury, NH 03224

(603) 783-4719, laufman@totalnetnh.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (5) · 8:00-12:00a · SQUARE, CONTRA, CIRCLE, POLKA, WALTZ
Shaker Rd, Canterbury

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - May 12, 2001

Concord     Top Of Page

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Merrimack Valley Scottish Country Dancers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Brenda Janssen

164 Silk Farm Road

Concord, NH 03301-8423

(603) 226-2739, Janssens@mediaone.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED (1/3) · 6:00-7:00 · SCOTTISH COUNTRY
Odd Fellows Home, 200 Pleasant St, Concord (Sep-May)     MAP VIEW

WED (1/3) · 7:30-9:30 · SCOTTISH COUNTRY
Odd Fellows Home, 200 Pleasant St, Concord (Sep-May)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

Annual Winter Party (Feb)   (1) - Oct 16, 2000; (2) - May 6, 2001

New Hampshire English Country Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Marianne Taylor

P.O. Box 94

Concord, NH 03037

(603) 463-7771, taylorgorman@juno.com

Judith Noska-Ackerson, 22 Dearborn St, Franklin, NH 03235, (603) 934-2543, jnoska@cyberportal.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SUN (2) · 6:30-9:30 · ENGLISH COUNTRY
New Hampshire Hospital, Howard Auditorium, 99 Pleasant St, Concord (Sep-Jun)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Feb 3, 2001

East Concord     Top Of Page

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East Concord Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

David Harris

96A North State St

Concord, NH  03301

(603) 225-4917, dwh@totalnetnh.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (3) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
East Concord Community Center, 18 Eastman St, East Concord (Sep-Jun)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Mar 24, 2002

East Concord International Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Lisa Sheiman

631 South Road

Hopkinton, NH 03226

(603) 746-3139, l_sheiman@conknet.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

THU (Var) · 7:30-10:00 · INT'L
East Concord Community Center, 18 Eastman St, East Concord     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Mar 30, 2002

Francestown     Top Of Page

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Francestown Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Frank Woodward
107 Greenfield Rd
New Boston, NH 03070

(603) 487-2480, yankee@grolen.com

Mary Jane Marsden, Francestown, NH  03043, (603) 547-2955       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (2) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Town Hall, Rt 136, Francestown

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Village Cloggers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Leo & Diane Paquin

871 Dodge Hill Road

Francestown, NH 03043

(603) 547-8884, taster@gsinet.net, cochin@gsinet.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE · 7:30-9:45 · CLOG
Francestown Town Hall, Main St, Francestown

SPECIAL EVENTS

None     (2) - May 27, 2001, (1) - Nov 24, 2001

Litchfield     Top Of Page

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Litchfield Swingers Square Dance Club     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dennie & Steph Coruth

PO Box 5004

Manchester, NH 03108-5004

(603) 483-2944, sdcoruth@worldnet.att.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

THU · 7:00-9:30 · SQUARE
Griffin Memorial School, Rt 3A, Litchfield

FRI (1) · 8:00-10:30 · SQUARE
Griffin Memorial School, Rt 3A, Litchfield

SPECIAL EVENTS

Hawaiian Luau Dance Party (Feb), Fun Badge Night Party (Mar), Swing into Spring Party (Apr), Mad Hatter Party (May), June Bazaar Party (Jun)   (1) - Jan 13, 2000; (2) - Feb 3, 2001

Manchester     Top Of Page

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Granite State Cloggers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Monique Provencher

PO Box 1331

Manchester, NH 03105-1331

(603) 627-4881, mclog99@aol.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE · 7:00-9:15 · CLOG
St Joseph's Regional Junior High School, 460 Pine St, Manchester (Sep-Jun)     MAP VIEW

WED · 7:00-10:00 · CLOG
St Joseph's Regional Junior High School, 460 Pine St, Manchester     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None     (2) - May 27, 2001

Milford     Top Of Page

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Milford Contra Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Richard Hart

51 Christian Hill Road

Amherst, NH 03031

(603) 673-5128, harts@ultranet.com

Dave Bateman, 723 Fox Hollow Drive, Hudson. NH  03051, (603) 886-5071

John Redemske, Mt Vernon, Milford, NH  03055, (603) 672-8252       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (4) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Milford Town Hall, Rt 13, Milford

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Peterborough     Top Of Page

WXPort

Jack-in-the-Green Morris Men     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kris Arnold

34 Jewett St

Marlborough, NH 03455

(603) 876-4460, arnoldkll@top.monad.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED · 7:30-9:30 · MORRIS
Dublin Consolidated School, Rt 101, Dublin (Oct-May)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (1) - Feb 6, 1999; (2) - May 6, 2001

Monadnock Folklore Society     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Monadnock Folklore Society

P.O. Box 252

Harrisville, NH 03450

Steve Zakon-Anderson, 39 Main, Hancock, NH  03449, (603) 525-3883, fiddleheadscafe@monad.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (1) · 7:30-11:30 · CONTRA
Town House, 1 Grove St, Peterboro (Sep-Jul)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Southwest

Deerfeld     Top Of Page

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Deerfield New England Country Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Marianne Taylor

P.O. Box 94

Concord, NH 03037

(603) 463-7771, taylorgorman@juno.com

Laura Guinan, 60 South Road, Deerfield, NH 03037, (603) 463-7151, lauracguinan@juno.com       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (1) · 8:00-11:00 · CONTRA
Town Hall, Old Centre Road, Deerfield (Oct-Jun)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Feb 3, 2001

Harrisville     Top Of Page

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Harrisville Morris Women     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Lynn Arnold

34 Jewett St

Marlborough, NH 03455

(603) 876-4460, arnoldkll@monad.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

MON · 6:30-8:00 · MORRIS
Chesham School, Harrisville

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (1) - Jan 19, 1999; (2) - Feb 3, 2001

Keene     Top Of Page

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Keene Scottish Country Dancers     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Bill Schenck

435 Chapman Rd

Keene, NH 03431

(603) 352-6968, (603) 352-3237, tantrim@keene.edu       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (2/4) · 7:30-10:30 · SCOTTISH COUNTRY
Unitarian Church, 69 Washington St, Keene     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (2) - Jan 6, 2001

Keene Swing Dance     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Moving Company Dance Center

76 Railroad St

Keene, NH 03431

(603) 357-2100, movingco@monad.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (4) · 7:30-11:30 · SWING
The Moving Company Dance Center, 76 Railroad St, Keene     MAP VIEW

SUN · 4:00-5:00 · SWING
The Moving Company Dance Center, 76 Railroad St, Keene     MAP VIEW

SUN · 5:00-6:00 · SWING
The Moving Company Dance Center, 76 Railroad St, Keene     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None     (2) - Feb 3, 2001

Marlborough     Top Of Page

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Midnight Rapper     Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kris Arnold

34 Jewett St

Marlborough, NH 03455

(603) 876-4460, arnoldkll@top.monad.net       Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE · 6:30-8:00 · RAPPER SWORD
Marlborough School, 23 School St, Marlborough (Sep-Dec)     MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None   (1) - Feb 4, 1999; (2) - Jun 3, 2001

Nelson